Defn: A morbid condition characterized by the presence of acetone in the blood, as in diabetes.
ACETONE
Ac"e*tone, n. Etym: [See Acetic.] (Chem.)
Defn: A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, — obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.
Note: The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called ketones. See Ketone.
ACETONIC
Ac`e*ton"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to acetone; as, acetonic bodies.
ACETONURIA
Ac`e*to*nu"ri*a, n. [NL. See Acetone; Urine.] (Med.)
Defn: Excess of acetone in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes.
ACETOPHENONE
Ac`e*to*phe"none, n. [Acetic + phenyl + one.] (Chem.)
Defn: A crystalline ketone, CH3COC6H5, which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of hypnone.